All we know right now is these are students from a middle eastern sounding country who may possibly at one time have known the guys who did the boston bombing. So I think it's pretty safe to assume they were accomplices.

now if only we could collect up every other person that's violating their visa or is here illegally - we could free up quite a lot of social services for actual citizens.

Not trying to thread jack at all -- it's just nice to see people being held to the rules for once in this country. Sucks it's on fear mongering because of terrorists... but anyone here on a Visa knows how long they can stay... you can't play dumb when it comes to stuff like this.

Follow the rules or we kick you out -- it sounds pretty damn reasonable to me.

Another article was expanding on the readon: getting rid of evidence after the bombing. Apparently their friend asked them to go his dorm room and get rid of photos, his laptop and fireworks then lied about doing so.

I'm not quite understanding this. The article has a date of April 22 on it -- 9 days ago. This is old news, I believe there was a thread on this last week in fact. Am I missing something (besides the "Welcome to Fark" picture)?

accelerus:now if only we could collect up every other person that's violating their visa or is here illegally - we could free up quite a lot of social services for actual citizens.

Not trying to thread jack at all -- it's just nice to see people being held to the rules for once in this country. Sucks it's on fear mongering because of terrorists... but anyone here on a Visa knows how long they can stay... you can't play dumb when it comes to stuff like this.

Follow the rules or we kick you out -- it sounds pretty damn reasonable to me.

I know a right wing troll and all, but how much, exactly, social services do you think are going to people on expired visas?

Yeah and the FBI and Homeland security agents wearing HAZMAT suits always pick up students who violate the terms of their visas, obviously no relation to the bombing at all.

Shiatty reporting is shiatty reporting. These guys were arrested 5 days ago and it's just now getting out. Besides, tfa is incorrect. The hazmat suits were being worn by the people rooting through the land fill.

Satanic_Hamster:accelerus: now if only we could collect up every other person that's violating their visa or is here illegally - we could free up quite a lot of social services for actual citizens.

Not trying to thread jack at all -- it's just nice to see people being held to the rules for once in this country. Sucks it's on fear mongering because of terrorists... but anyone here on a Visa knows how long they can stay... you can't play dumb when it comes to stuff like this.

Follow the rules or we kick you out -- it sounds pretty damn reasonable to me.

I know a right wing troll and all, but how much, exactly, social services do you think are going to people on expired visas?

More than you think. Subsidized child care, for example, doesn't require SSNs and minimal citizenship documentation.

But I also think it's worth considering the expired visas people's contribution to the economy. However, any rational discussion of this issue is immediately derailed by accusations of racism from the left and jingoism on the right.

Dinobot:Another article was expanding on the readon: getting rid of evidence after the bombing. Apparently their friend asked them to go his dorm room and get rid of photos, his laptop and fireworks then lied about doing so.

If that is the case, yeah, that is a crime and they are in big trouble.

Friend of mine is a professor at UMass Dartmouth. UMD has said they're restricting media to the flagpole area, since this is finals week, and the students dont need any insanity around campus at this time.